I made a quick stop today at a grocery store not too far from home. There was a man standing by the entrance to the store asking for money. As I neared him, he asked me if I could spare 50 cents. I shook my head ‘no’, and kept walking. Then just after the entrance, I could hear someone asking another customer for 50 cents. He was giving this guy some story about how he was supposed to meet someone here to sell him something, but the guy hadn’t showed up and he wanted to call him, but forgot his cell phone, and he didn’t have money for the pay phone. The guy he was talking to didn’t give him any money, and the guy asking for money got upset and made a rude comment that I didn’t really catch.
With all this happening, I forgot to get a cart from the entrance, and didn’t feel like seeing these two again. So I picked up a basket, and only bought what I could fit and lift in the basket.
What’s happening to my neighbourhood?
What’s happened to me? There was a time when I would give money to everyone, even though I new it would most likely go to booze and drugs. Now I see someone asking for money and I feel anger towards them. I feel they are probably too lazy to get a job.
Am I being too rough?
